School district · Illinois

Flossmoor SD 161

Flossmoor SD 161 in Illinois: 5 public schools with 2,302 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,123 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,302
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$20,123
IL $21.4K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
171
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
IL 414 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Illinois's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Illinois: 53%

59%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in Illinois

Median 56% · 514 school districts compared

1,591 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Illinois: 39%

35%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 55% of school districts in Illinois

Median 33% · 561 school districts compared

1,592 students tested, grades 3–8 · IAR; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$13.9K15
$13.9K16
$14.2K17
$16.6K18
$17.6K19
$16.4K20
$14.5K21
$14.1K22
$18.8K23
$20.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.6% · $3.6M
State
50% · $27.4M
Local
43% · $23.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$11,046
Support services
$8,658
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.3M
Long-term debt
$1.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–535713.966%51%
K–531913.468%43%
K–530512.6—30%
Pre-K–549916.068%52%
6–882212.558%26%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
41 E Elmwood Dr, Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone
(708)647-7038
Website